The impact of loose-lying algal mats and predation by the brown shrimp Crangon crangon (L.) on infaunal prey dispersal and survival

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-116

  Norkko, Alf ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Drift algae; Hypoxia; Infauna; Interspecific interactions; Predation

Indexed keywords

ALGAL MAT; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REFUGIA; SURVIVAL;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREDATOR; SHRIMP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; CRANGON CRANGON; DECAPODA; MACOMA BALTHICA; NEREIS DIVERSICOLOR;

EID: 0032032612     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00117-2     Document Type: Article

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